2006
Romantic Love and Sexual Desire in Close Relationships
Gonzaga G, Turner R, Keltner D, Campos B, Altemus M. Romantic Love and Sexual Desire in Close Relationships. Emotion 2006, 6: 163-179. PMID: 16768550, DOI: 10.1037/1528-3542.6.2.163.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Differing concentrations of corticotropin-releasing factor and oxytocin in the cerebrospinal fluid of bonnet and pigtail macaques
Rosenblum L, Smith E, Altemus M, Scharf B, Owens M, Nemeroff C, Gorman J, Coplan J. Differing concentrations of corticotropin-releasing factor and oxytocin in the cerebrospinal fluid of bonnet and pigtail macaques. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2002, 27: 651-660. PMID: 12084658, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4530(01)00056-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of Emotion on Oxytocin, Prolactin, and ACTH in Women
Turner R, Altemus M, Yip D, Kupferman E, Fletcher D, Bostrom A, Lyons D, Amico J. Effects of Emotion on Oxytocin, Prolactin, and ACTH in Women. Stress 2002, 5: 269-276. PMID: 12475731, DOI: 10.1080/1025389021000037586-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative emotion inductionEmotion inductionNegative emotionsAttachment-related emotionsPositive emotion inductionEffects of emotionPositive emotionsSad emotionsHuman attachmentNon-human mammalsPlasma oxytocin levelsEmotionsInterpersonal relationshipsOxytocin levelsPlasma oxytocinPrevious researchOxytocinDegree of changeResearchParticipantsFemale volunteersUniversity communityAttachmentFindingsRelationship
2001
Responses to Laboratory Psychosocial Stress in Postpartum Women
Altemus M, Redwine L, Leong Y, Frye C, Porges S, Carter C. Responses to Laboratory Psychosocial Stress in Postpartum Women. Psychosomatic Medicine 2001, 63: 814-821. PMID: 11573030, DOI: 10.1097/00006842-200109000-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic blood pressureBlood pressurePostpartum womenCardiac vagal toneHeart rateNonlactating womenVagal controlVagal toneParasympathetic nervous system toneHigher systolic blood pressurePsychological stressDiastolic blood pressureEarly follicular phaseHealthy control womenAutonomic nervous systemTrier Social Stress TestAllopregnanolone levelsControl womenAdrenal axisLower cardiac vagal toneFollicular phaseControl subjectsMenstrual cycleSocial Stress TestEffect of lactation
2000
CSF oxytocin and vasopressin levels after recovery from bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa, bulimic subtype
Frank G, Kaye W, Altemus M, Greeno C. CSF oxytocin and vasopressin levels after recovery from bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa, bulimic subtype. Biological Psychiatry 2000, 48: 315-318. PMID: 10960163, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(00)00243-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebrospinal fluid vasopressinMajor depressionBulimia nervosaAnorexia nervosaLifetime historyBirth control pill useHealthy control womenBulimic subtypeControl womenVasopressin levelsPill useRecovered subjectsIll stateElevated levelsVasopressinNervosaCSF oxytocinOxytocinNeuropeptide vasopressinCerebrospinal fluid oxytocinWomenDisordersDepression
1999
Preliminary Research on Plasma Oxytocin in Normal Cycling Women: Investigating Emotion and Interpersonal Distress
Turner R, Altemus M, Enos T, Cooper B, McGuinness T. Preliminary Research on Plasma Oxytocin in Normal Cycling Women: Investigating Emotion and Interpersonal Distress. Psychiatry 1999, 62: 97-113. PMID: 10420425, DOI: 10.1080/00332747.1999.11024859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxytocin levelsPositive emotionsImagery tasksInterpersonal problemsInterpersonal distressInterpersonal characteristicsPositive social contactAdult pair bondsPlasma oxytocinEmotional stimuliSad emotionsSocial stimuliNegative emotionsIndividual differencesLower anxietyEmotionsCouple relationshipsNeurohormone oxytocinNonhuman mammalsSocial contactMaternal behaviorDistressStimuliOxytocinTaskNormal CSF oxytocin and NPY levels in OCD
Altemus M, Jacobson K, Debellis M, Kling M, Pigott T, Murphy D, Gold P. Normal CSF oxytocin and NPY levels in OCD. Biological Psychiatry 1999, 45: 931-933. PMID: 10202583, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(98)00263-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderNPY levelsCSF levelsOCD patientsCSF oxytocinCentral nervous system neuropeptidesIncreased CSF levelsHealthy normal volunteersControl subjectsNPY regulationNormal volunteersHigher CSFSymptom profilesControl groupPatientsPotential mediatorsNeuropeptidesOxytocinSignificant differencesNPYCSFLevelsPrior findingsAbnormalities
1997
Central nervous system actions of oxytocin and modulation of behavior in humans
McCarthy M, Altemus M. Central nervous system actions of oxytocin and modulation of behavior in humans. Trends In Molecular Medicine 1997, 3: 269-275. PMID: 9211418, DOI: 10.1016/s1357-4310(97)01058-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous system actionsGonadal steroid hormonesPosterior pituitary hormone oxytocinAction of oxytocinPituitary hormone oxytocinModulation of behaviorImportance of oxytocinModulatory effectsNeuropsychiatric disordersSteroid hormonesOxytocinRegulation of behaviorNeural functioningHormone oxytocinOxytocin systemImportant regulatorSystem actionsHumansDysfunctionEstrogenEtiologyIntegrative Functions of Lactational Hormones in Social Behavior and Stress Managementa
CARTER C, ALTEMUS M. Integrative Functions of Lactational Hormones in Social Behavior and Stress Managementa. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 1997, 807: 164-174. PMID: 9071349, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb51918.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive social behaviorSocial behaviorMammalian social behaviorMaternal-infant interactionNeuropeptide oxytocinEnhanced arousalSocial attachmentSocial interactionBehavioral studiesPair bondingAggressive behaviorNeurochemical systemsSocial contactIntegrative functionsAnimal researchBehavioral effectsOwn recent findingsLactational hormonesSocial aspectsOxytocinImportant reproductive functionsSexual behaviorAutonomic changesRecent findingsArousal
1995
Suppression of hypothalmic-pituitary-adrenal axis responses to stress in lactating women
Altemus M, Deuster P, Galliven E, Carter C, Gold P. Suppression of hypothalmic-pituitary-adrenal axis responses to stress in lactating women. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1995, 80: 2954-2959. PMID: 7559880, DOI: 10.1210/jcem.80.10.7559880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurohormonal systemsTreadmill exerciseBasal norepinephrine levelsIntensity-dependent activationAdrenal axis responseMin of exerciseMaximal oxygen uptakeSympathomedullary systemNorepinephrine levelsBreast feedingPlasma ACTHAdrenal axisNonlactating womenWeeks postpartumAxis responseGlucose responseWomenPhysical conditioningOxygen uptakeExerciseSubjectsPhysiological responsesResponseACTHPostpartum
1989
Neurohypophyseal dysfunction: implications for the pathophysiology of eating disorders.
Demitrack M, Lesem M, Brandt H, Pigott T, Jimerson D, Altemus M, Gold P. Neurohypophyseal dysfunction: implications for the pathophysiology of eating disorders. Psychopharmacology Bulletin 1989, 25: 439-43. PMID: 2697013.Peer-Reviewed Original Research